Brush-bridle



(No Model.)

. W. S. GRAY. BRUSH BRIDLE.

No. 540,436. Patented June 4, 1895.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

WVATSON S. GRAY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BRUSH-BRIDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,436, dated June 4,1 895. Application filed September 11, 1394 Serial No. 522,699. (Nomodel.)

citizen of the United States, andaresident of t the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bridles for Brushes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in bri'dles for paint or otherbrushes, and the object of my invention is to furnish an inexpensive andefficient bridle which may be used with round, oval or flat brushes, andwith brushes having either a full or open center.

My invention consists essentially of a stem which is placed in thecenter of the brush and which passes into a hole in the handle of thebrush to which it is secured by means of a set screw passing through thehandle. The outer end of this rod carries two or more rods or arms whichpass out through the bristles of the brush and the outer ends of whichengage and hold a wire which passes around the outside of the brush andwhich forms the bridle.

In the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, and inwhich similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views, Figure 1 is partly a side elevation and partly a centralsectional elevation of an open-center brush furnished with my improvedbridle, the outer end of the adjustable rod carrying a small brush whichfills up the open center and acts as the cork usually used for thispurpose; Fig. 2, a side elevation of my improved bridle, the outer endof the adjustable rod being furnished with a cylinder to act as a corkfor open-center brushes; Fig. 3, a side elevation of my bridle andconnected parts as adapted for use with full-center brushes; Fig. 4, aplan of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5, a side elevation of the ends of the bridle,Fig. 4, showing the hooks upon the ends of the wires.

A is the handleof a paint brush; B, the bristles; O, a hole in thehandle; D, a set screw passing through the handle and the point of whichis adapted to enter the hole 0.

a is a stem or rod which is adapted to be placed centrally in the brushand one end of which is passed into the hole 0 in the handle A and theother end of which carries loose armsb which pass out through thebristles of the brush and the ends of which are adapted to engage a ringor band 0, preferably of metal, which passes around outside the bristlesof the brush and which forms the bridle to hold the bristles in placewhile the brush is in use.

In the drawings I have shown the arms I) furnished with books at theirends. In a full center brush the hooks upon their inner ends are adaptedto engage eyes in a head upon the outer end of rod or stem at, as shownin Fig. 3 and the hooks upon their outer ends pass over and secure thering or band o, and while I consider this construction preferable I donot desire to confine myself to it as it may be considerably modifiedwithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

The band or ring 0 may be endless, but for convenience of placing itaround the brush I prefer to make it as shown, that is, with its endsfurnished with hooks d which are adapted to interlock.

If the bridle is to be used in connection with an open center brush theouter end of the stem a may carry a small brush e, Fig. 1,

which is of a size to fill up the open center and to practically make afull center out of an open center brush, or the end of the stem may befurnished with a cylindrical piece of metal or wood f, Figs. 2 and 4,which would take the place of the cork usually used in connection withan open center brush.

7 By means of the set screw D the stem a may be secured in any positionin the hole 0, and by loosening this screw the stem at and the bridleband 0 maybe moved in or out to adjust the bridle as desired;

When it is desired to clean the brush the bridle band and its connectedparts may be completely removed from it.

While I have shown in the drawings my device applied only to roundbrushes it will be understood that it maybe applied equally well tooval, flat or other brushes, it being only necessary to construct thebridle band 0 of the proper form, to change the lengths of arms I) asmay be required for the particular Having thus described my invention, I

claim- 1. The combination with a brush of a stem adapted to be placedcentrally in the brush and the inner end of which enters a hole in thehandle, a center brush carried by the outer end of said stem, a setscrew passing through the side of said handle and adapted to engage andhold said stem, a bridle band passing around the bristles of said brush,and arms one end of each of which is carried by the outer end of saidstem and the other end of each of which is furnished with a hook adaptedto engage and hold said bridle band, all substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. The combination with a brush of a stem adapted to be placed centrallyin the brush WATSON S. GRAY. Witnesses:

MORRIS R. BOCKIUS, CHAS. A. BUTTER.

